Lil Wayne

Statistics show that cops killed twice as many white people as they did black people in 2015. There has been so much chaos going on about the “Black Lives Matter” movement and it is undoubtedly starting to get out of hand. I, myself, do not agree with any of the uproar due to the fact that we have soldiers dying for our citizens to have equal rights and there are multiple black people kneeling during the National Anthem, random cops getting shot, and rather than uniting America, it is only…

still doesn’t change the insinuation of rape that is being conveyed in those particular lyrics. Many other artists are also known to have lyrics questionable to Rape Culture. Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” and Lil Wayne’s “Young Playa” are just a few other songs whose lyrics condone rape. Lil Wayne does not even try to hide his reference to rape in his…

The album showcased several musicians, such as Fabolous, Ron Browz, Lil' Kim, T-Rain, and the initial track, One, was performed by Akon. The album The Darkside Vol. 1 by Fat Joe was published on the E1 label in July 2010 and achieved a ranking of 27 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album had two singles: (Ha Ha) Slow Down…

Music is everywhere. Music is a melodious tune one either makes his or herself or hears in one 's surrounding. A person can whistle a tune or hit against objects. We can hear it in nature: wolves howling, birds chirping, and the rivers rushing to meet the sea. In today 's day and age, music evolves and rap music is one of the genres. Rap music begins as an alternative to violence but many believe it has a negative effect on the behavior children. Rap music is an underground phenomenon of the…

Rap/Hip hop music is a music genre formed in the United States in the 1970s that consists of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic, and rhyming speech that is chanted. Rap/Hip-Hop music as we know it today, actually began thousands of years ago in Africa with the “griots”. Griots were village story tellers who played a simple handmade instrument while they told stories of family, village, and hunting events. The griot still is a major form of communication in…

rap music more main stream suit the white community, and forgot the history of rap. Enemiem is known to be a legendary rapper. Enemiem grow up in the a poor trailer house, but he was able to redirect his emotion to rap music. Hip-hop artist like lil wayne, birdman and etc., transform rap into main stream for suit what popular culture was turning into, and still called themselves rappers. There is a big difference between main stream hiphop and rap music. main stream hiphop have to massage to…

Nigger; a contemptuous term used to describe a black person or a person of dark skin. It is the most offensive word in English and has often been used in a derogatory manner. It is a term of exclusion and has so much hatred and disgust behind it. The word “Nigger” is traced back to the Latin word “Niger” meaning black. However, it was not considered a derogatory word until the mid-18th century. Although this word is offensive and is used as a racial slur, it has gained acceptance in the recent…

Who is Faheem Rashad Najm? Rashad is the rapper that many of us know today as T-pain. T-Pain, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, and an actor. People might recognize T-Pain for his music but a little known fact about him is that he's changed the music industry. Ever wondered why T-pain’s voice is different and almost perfectly soothing and unique? It’s called auto tune. Since T-Pain introduced auto tune into the game, many artists also followed right behind him. Today…

Jeffrey L. Metzner, MD .(Metzner) Humans are naturally social creatures. There are distinct patterns that show we are drawn to others. Even when two people walk together, and don’t know each other, they tend to walk at the same pace, in the same ways. When a person is in solitary confinement they are locked up most of the day and only allowed out for an hour to exercise. Some exercise pens are outside but others are just a little room inside. This means many prisoners don’t see day light the…

Introduction In a study done of 95 hip hop/rap songs of 86 male artist, about 73% of the songs included sexual exploitation and disrespect towards women (Zicherman, 2013). Men and women play a significant role in the production of lyricism and visual content in the vibrant and vocal music genre that is hip-hop. Due to this, sexuality plays a major part in creating the role of men and women within the hip hop industry. Sexuality has become a focal point for many male artist that use the image…